| Wilkie's artery | <anatomy, artery> The right colic artery when it occasionally crosses the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Wilkie's disease | <radiology> Partial obstruction of third part of duodenum by superior mesenteric artery seen with: marked weight loss, anorexia nervosa, total body casting X-ray: distension of proximal duodenum, classically disappears when prone (12 Dec 1998) |
| Wilkie, David | <person> Scottish surgeon, 1882-1938. See: Wilkie's artery, Wilkie's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilkinson, Daryl Sheldon | <person> 20th century English dermatologist. See: Sneddon-Wilkinson disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| will | 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects. "It is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is meant by the word "volition" in order to understand the import of the word will, for this last word expresses the power of mind of which "volition" is the act." (Stewart) "Will is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of that faculty, besides [having] other meanings. But "volition" always signifies the act of willing, and nothing else." (Reid) "Appetite is the will's solicitor, and the will is appetite's controller; what we covet according to the one, by the other we often reject." (Hooker) "The will is plainly that by which the mind chooses anything." (J. Edwards) 2. The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition. "The word "will," however, is not always used in this its proper acceptation, but is frequently substituted for "volition", as when I say that my hand mover in obedience to my will." (Stewart) 3. The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure. "Thy will be done." (Matt. Vi. 10) "Our prayers should be according to the will of God." (Law) 4. Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose. "Inclination is another word with which will is frequently confounded. Thus, when the apothecary says, in Romeo and Juliet, "My poverty, but not my will, consents; . . . Put this in any liquid thing you will, And drink it off." the word will is plainly used as, synonymous with inclination; not in the strict logical sense, as the immediate antecedent of action. It is with the same latitude that the word is used in common conversation, when we speak of doing a thing which duty prescribes, against one's own will; or when we speak of doing a thing willingly or unwillingly." 5. That which is strongly wished or desired. "What's your will, good friar?" (Shak) "The mariner hath his will." (Coleridge) 6. Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine. "Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies." (Ps. Xxvii. 12) 7. The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament. Wills are written or nuncupative, that is, oral. See Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative. at will, at pleasure. To hold an estate at the will of another, is to enjoy the possession at his pleasure, and be liable to be ousted at any time by the lessor or proprietor. An estate at will is at the will of both parties. Good will. See Good. Ill will, enmity; unfriendliness; malevolence. To have one's will, to obtain what is desired; to do what one pleases. Will worship, worship according to the dictates of the will or fancy; formal worship. Will worshiper, one who offers will worship. With a will, with willingness and zeal; with all one's heart or strength; earnestly; heartily. Origin: OE. Wille, AS. Willa; akin to OFries. Willa, OS. Willeo, willio, D. Wil, G. Wille, Icel. Vili, Dan. Villie, Sw. Vilja, Goth wilja. See Will. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| will, living | A living will is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives preserve the person's right to accept or reject a course of medical treatment even after that person becomes mentally or physically incapacitated to the point of being unable to communicate those wishes. There are two basic forms of advance directives: (1) a living will, in which the person outlines specific treatment guidelines that are to be followed by health care providers; (2) a health care proxy (also called a power of attorney for health-care decision-making) in which the person designates a trusted individual to make medical decisions in the event that he or she becomes too incapacitated to make such decisions. Advance directive requirements vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another and should therefore be drawn up in consultation with an attorney who is familiar with the laws of the particular jurisdiction. (this entry is based upon material from the national ms society). (12 Dec 1998) |
| willemite | <chemical> A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a greenish yellow colour, also in reddish crystals (troostite) containing manganese. Origin: From Willem I, king of the Netherlands. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| willet | <zoology> A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew. Carolina willet, the Hudsonian godwit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Willett's forceps | An obsolete term for a traction forceps used to treat placenta previa by pulling the foetal head down against the placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willett, J Abernethy | <person> English obstetrician, +1932. See: Willett's forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willi, Heinrich | <person> 20th century Swiss paediatrician. See: Prader-Willi syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| William of Soliceto | <person> One of the outstanding medical teachers who was also referred to as Guglielmo Salicetti, and taught at Bologna. He was well educated in the hospital and on the battlefield. He also was the city physician of Verona. He wrote a great text in 1275, "Cyrurgia," for the benefit of his son whom he brought up in the profession. He restored the use of the knife which the Arabians had discontinued in favor of the cautery. He taught how to suture severed nerves. He emphasised the sign of crepitus (grating when bone is moved) as a diagnosis of fractures. He also was original in assigning sexual intercourse as the real cause of chancre, bubo and phagedenic ulcers. He sutured fresh wounds instead of letting them heal by second intention. Lived: 1210-1277. (21 Mar 1998) |
| William Withering | <person> William Withering, the son and grandson of successful physicians, popularised foxglove (Digitalis purpurea, (fairies thimbles), although its proposal to be used for "the dropsy" (excess body fluid) first appeared in the third London Pharmacopeia in 1677. William Withering was a botanist, chemist, musician (bagpipes, flute, harpsichord), geologist, and a well-to-do busy medical practitioner of Birmingham, England. He was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. He discovered barium carbonate, which was named Witherite in his honor. He was so very busy that it was necessary for him to travel many nights, so he equipped his carriage with a light, and studied while he rode along the countryside. Once a month he joined E. Darwin, J. Priestley, and J. Watt for dinner and lively discussions. This was called the Lunar Society, and they the learned Lunatics. In 1775, he learned from a "grand old dame" of Shropshire that she had a successful formula mixture of some 20 drugs for the treatment of dropsy. She was unable to differentiate between renal, cardiac, hepatic or cerebral dropsy. Botanist Withering perceived that the recipe had foxglove in it. Withering then undertook a careful study of the effects, administering infusions and powders from the foxglove leaf, stems, and the roots of the plant. After cautioning of the toxicity, he provided quantities of the drug for his fellow physicians to try, but heedless that in their administration quite a number of people were evidently being "poisoned" by it with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, yellow vision, diarrhea, and slow pulse. The drug was temporarily depopularised. So Withering produced his, "An Account of the Fox Glove and Some of its Medical Uses" (1785) to let people know how to properly use it. Withering wrote, "Time will fix the real value upon this discovery, and determine whether I have imposed upon myself and others, or contributed to the benefit of science and mankind." The last 15 years of his life, he suffered frequent episodes of haemoptysis, dyspnoea, and fevers. A friend visited him who related of this celebrated botanist-physician, "The flower of English physicians is indeed Withering." Lived: 1741-1799. (18 Nov 1997) |
| williams elfin-facies syndrome | <radiology> Sporadic, congenital disorder, idiopathic hypercalcaemia, supravalvular aortic stenosis, facial dysmorphism associated with, medullary nephrocalcinosis, pancreatitis (12 Dec 1998) |
| Williams factor | high molecular weight kininogen |
| wintergreen oil |
oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
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| wire |
provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house" cable: send cables, wires, or telegrams ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" string on a wire; "wire beads" the finishing line on a racetrack telegram: a message transmitted by telegraph electrify: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
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equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service; "a well-wired house" pumped-up(a): tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep" tied or bound with wire; "wired bundles of newspapers"
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a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
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| wisdom tooth |
any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)
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| WI | widely different |
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| WI | including much |
| WI | (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height |
| WI | spreading over a wide area |
| WI | extending far |
| WI | responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies |
| WI | a commerical airliner with two aisles |
| WI | a commerical airliner with two aisles |
| WI | a pushup with the arms widely separated |
| WI | to or over a great extent or range |
| WI | to a great degree |
| WI | so as to leave much space or distance between |